Ed Orgeron

Matt Canada has never been a head coach during his nomadic two decades in college football, but he finally arrived at that position — albeit on an interim basis - in unforeseen circumstances Saturday evening after Maryland announced that it placed Coach DJ Durkin on administrative leave.

Canada, 46, had come to College Park just seven months ago to serve as Durkin's offensive coordinator, looking for stability after coaching at seven schools over the past nine years and cultivating a reputation as a proven offensive mind.

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Top-ranked Alabama didn’t allow a touchdown in November and held its four opponents to 18 points,...

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Each week during the season, visit “The Huddle” for the latest in college football news, notes, conversation and opinion.
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Penn State can win its fifth consecutive Big Ten Conference game when it hosts Iowa on Saturday, a streak...

He was 15 minutes late. It was midmorning, yet he looked like he'd just climbed out of bed.
Lane Kiffin was the last Alabama representative to stroll into the College Football Playoff national championship media day Saturday, and he did so in all his...

Each week during the college football season, national analyst Chris Dufresne will burn a timeout to answer questions and exchange opinions. You can email him at chris.dufresne@latimes.com and reach him at @DufresneLATimes on Twitter.
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